The ANSI/ASSE Z224.1-2016 standard is a game changer for both the United States and OSH professionals globally, says Master Lock's Todd Grover.
OSHA has cited the medical center for one willful and four serious safety violations. The case involves $174,593 in proposed penalties.
It was the third such injury in just 17 months.
The agency reported its General Industry Safety and Health Division conducted an inspection at the Ypsilanti facility in response to an employee complaint alleging safety and health hazards. Citations were issued for eight serious, six repeat serious, three other-than-serious, and two repeat other-than-serious violations.
Sixteen serious and one other-than-serious safety and health violations were given to G.D. Roberts & Co. Inc.
A worker died after being caught between a crane hook and load bars.
A temporary worker was fatally crushed by a robotic machine just two weeks before her wedding in JUne 2016, and OSHA has cited the host employer and two staffing agencies, proposing a total of $2.5 million in penalties.
NN Metal Stampings has been cited for nine serious and two other-than-serious safety violations.
Plan ahead by providing proper machine guarding equipment sooner rather than later; if not to prepare for future regulations, do it to keep employees safe.
Similar to the Toyota Production System, we must all strive to eliminate waste (in our case, lost productivity from job hazard injuries) from our organizations.
The company was cited for willful and serious safety violations.
According to the notice, Sunoco Logistics failed to follow its own written lockout/tagout procedure to ensure all energy sources were isolated before work began on Nov. 10, 2015. Employees following the procedure disassembled a flow control valve while it was under approximately 400 psig of nitrogen pressure.
A worker was killed after being pulled into a scrap metal baller.
The electrician died on his first day of work.
CACO Manufacturing was cited after machinery crushed and killed a worker on May 6, 2016.
The newly awarded projects address a variety of topics, including crane rigging and signaling; silica safety; masonry; confined space entry; ergonomics; tree trimming and chain saw safety; workplace violence prevention; emergency action plans; hazard communication; lockout/tagout; machine guarding; noise exposure; electrical hazard awareness; PPE; aerial lift rescue; emergency evacuation; safety and health management systems; Hazard Communication; youth safety; and powered industrial trucks.
Fall protection was at the top of the list.
Employees were exposed corrosive materials and a leaking hot water tank.
Aluminum Shapes LLC has been fined $89K for repeat and serious safety violations.
Workers faced fall, unguarded machinery, and electric shock hazards, according to the agency. Proposed penalties total $88,632.